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Share Your Journey: Connect With Others Through Your Mother Loss Story. In these blogs, we weave together the diverse tapestry of experiences surrounding mother loss. Whether you've navigated this path through different circumstances, rest assured, someone has bravely penned their narrative to resonate and connect with you.

Dive into these heartfelt blogs. Each story is a thread in the fabric of shared experiences, a testament to the strength and resilience that unites us. Allow these words to resonate, to reach into the depths of your emotions, and find solace in the shared journey of mother loss.

Starving for Love: My 30-Year Battle with Anorexia and the Mother Who Couldn’t Love Me

Anonymous | October 5, 2025

How years of shame, silence, and starvation broke me—until it didn’t. I grew up in a house where my body . . . Read More

When a Narcissistic Mother Dies: How Should I Feel About This? 8 strategies to help you get through this loss.

Mary Ellen Collins, PhD | October 1, 2025

When we lose a parent, society tells us what we’re supposed to feel. Grief. Sorrow. Love remembered. A longing to . . . Read More

10 Tips for Coping with a Narcissistic Mother: How to Protect Your Peace and Reclaim Yourself

Mary Ellen Collins, PhD. | August 6, 2025

Let’s be real for a second—growing up with a narcissistic mother is complicated. It messes with your head, your heart, . . . Read More

What’s a Motherless Daughter to Do on Mother’s Day?

Mary Ellen Collins, PhD | April 26, 2025

What’s a Motherless Daughter to Do on Mother’s Day? Do you know what it means to be a motherless daughter? . . . Read More

The Hole Only Jesus Could Fill: A Journey Through the Pain of a Narcissistic Mother

Jennifer Gayle Sappington | September 18, 2024

They say that the relationship between a mother and daughter is one of the most precious bonds a person can . . . Read More

Is It Safe To Grieve The Mom You Don't Have?

Maya | December 29, 2021

Do you strive for love from your mom? Beg for validation and affection? Sit alone and cry because you want . . . Read More

Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers: Accepting the Limitations Of My Mom

Maya | April 11, 2021

How Do I Know If I Have Accepted My Mother’s Limitations? In the book “Will I Ever Be Good Enough?” . . . Read More

Effects of Narcissism on Me

November 15, 2020

by Cathy DiBella Narcissism falls across a broad spectrum. We can detect some narcissists quickly, while others take more time. . . . Read More

The Narcissistic/Difficult Mother and Her Empathetic Daughter – 10 Signs You Suffer From the “Good” Daughter Syndrome

Katherine Fabrizio | March 15, 2020

Sharing this blog from one of the leaders in the field of Narcissistic Mothers. Wow does it ever ring true . . . Read More

My Inner Critics

Mary Ellen Collins, PhD | September 15, 2019

How does my inner critic show up in my life? She yells at me. She shows up when I have . . . Read More

Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers (Book Review)

October 15, 2017

Book review by: Cathy DiBella (Guest Blogger) “I could not recall attachment, closeness, memories of the scent of Mother’s perfume, . . . Read More

I'm Taking Off My Crown

Mary Ellen Collins | June 7, 2017

I’m taking off my crown. For almost 50 years, I have lived under a curse. “We don’t like you.” “You . . . Read More